U.S. Economy Stalls in the First Quarter

Gross domestic product, the volume of all goods and services produced, rose at a 0.2 percent annualized rate after advancing 2.2 percent the prior quarter, Commerce Department data showed Wednesday in Washington. The median forecast of 86 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a 1 percent gain. Consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, rose 1.9 percent, a little better than projected.

URL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/201...pending-exports

With low yields crimping shopping list, ECB might change QE terms
http://www.theedgemarkets.com/my/article/l...ms?type=Markets

To answer Ivan Wong,

i pulled some numbers and it look like this:

MSI is a a component of Nasdaq. Nasdaq average annualised return for the past years is 20% p.a. MSI correlation coeeficient wrt Nasdaq i.e., its beta relative to benchmark is 0.7 ( from Yahoo finance )


The risk free rate i.e, Ten Year US govt bond is currently resting at 2.05% p.a.

Using CAPM formula, I got the required rate for MSI to be 14.62% p.a.

This means that MSI must have an upside potential of at least 14.62% to make it attractive to investor.

Based on last closing price of USD 60.18 and analyst one year target price of USD 65.00 ( got it from a finance website -marketwatch ), the upside potential is abt 8%. Hence to a common man, MSI is unattractive. But, you mentioned you can buy at a 15% discount, so 15+8% = 23% is attractive for you. Hence it is a Buy for you.

Xuzen

CMF yield reducing rapidly...from 3.7%+ in February, now only 3.5%+

So where u wanna park your cash now?

Terus masuk stocks?

Dividend stocks. but could be further downside. monitor dulu foe now

Even European stocks took a good beating yesterday. I expect Asia to follow suit today. Its gonna be a bloodbath today unless a miracle happens.

Do not follow the herd into Chinese stocks
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7fc374cc-e8...l#axzz3YkQOK2sp

Global stocks decline on weak results, soft US growth; Fed statement digested
http://www.scmp.com/business/markets/artic...h-fed-statement

wow....5 "BAD" noises......
May be true BUT....I am follow suit.....he is my "Khun"...


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Mega sales?

Sell In May And Go Away.........

DEFINITION of 'Sell In May And Go Away'

A well-known trading adage that warns investors to sell their stock holdings in May to avoid a seasonal decline in equity markets. The "sell in May and go away" strategy is that an investor who sells his or her stock holdings in May and gets back into the equity market in November - thereby avoiding the typically volatile May-October period - would be much better off than an investor who stays in equities throughout the year.

INVESTOPEDIA EXPLAINS 'Sell In May And Go Away'

This strategy is based on the historical underperformance of stocks in the six-month period commencing in May and ending in October, compared to the six-month period from November to April. According to the Stock Trader's Almanac, since 1950, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has had an average return of only 0.3% during the May-October period, compared with an average gain of 7.5% during the November-April period.

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The problem is we don't know if this is a sign of the bull run turning bearish or just a short slump which provided more buying opportunities. Yesterday was a particularly bad day for Europe and I was expecting that region to be more stable than the Greater China region. But it took a bad hit.

Im tempted to pump in more money since many funds are at an all time low for 2015 but on the other hand I don't want get caught by a bear market.

Wow...this is news. I surely didn't know this. Thanks for this piece of info.

That is only meant for US market.

if US mkt kena HENTAM.....anywhere isolated?
Maybe Bolehland?...(due to not so open mkt?)

This post has been edited by T231H: Apr 30 2015, 08:52 AM

It's an annual "event" for US market.

OMGssss

Can you enlighten me who is this Khun guy?

Every year when it comes to April/May, some people will publish this in this thread..

Opinion: This is a better way to ‘sell in May and go away’
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-a...away-2015-04-29

ha-ha,..very funny...
try google "Gen Prayut".
have go MD breakfast....